Dwayne Jones was a Jamaican 16-year-old who was killed by a violent mob in Montego Bay on the night of 21 July 2013, after he attended a dance party dressed in women's clothing. Perceived as effeminate, Jones had been bullied in school and rejected by his father, and had moved into a derelict house in Montego Bay with transgender friends. When some men at the dance party discovered that the cross-dressing Jones was not a woman, they confronted and attacked him. He was beaten, stabbed, shot, and run over by a car. Police investigated, but the murder remains unsolved. The death made news internationally. While voices on social media accused Jones of provoking his killers by cross-dressing in public, the murder was condemned by Jamaican educators and by Justice Minister Mark Golding. In the wake of the attack, domestic and international organisations devoted to LGBT rights and human rights – among them Human Rights Watch and Jamaicans for Justice – asked the Jamaican authorities for a proper investigation and for legal recognition of LGBT rights on the island.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
365:
A large earthquake that occurred near Crete and its subsequent tsunami caused widespread destruction throughout the eastern Mediterranean region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/365_Crete_earthquake
1877:
During the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, much of central Pittsburgh was burned and looted in the Pittsburgh railway riots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_railway_riots
1925:
American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial
1970:
The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed after 11 years of construction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan_Dam
2007:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released to record sales of 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest- selling book in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
imbroglio: A complicated situation; an entanglement. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
"Peace Train" is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the call for a peaceful solution. --Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens
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